Even though I dislike him, I secretly wished he'd join us back when we were linked to him. I think he would have formed a devastating partnership with Schweini. He decided to go to Juve, though. Fair enough. But now I'm pretty happy with Gustavo and Martinez.
Well, I can only speak for his Leverkusen days, but many of his tackles were dirty, or at least borderline dirty. I wouldn't say he had malicious intents, but he went overboard a lot times with his aggressiveness. And as I already said, I just didn't like his whole antics on the field.
I totally understand why other fans dislike Ribery. His on field antics do not really make him a popular player for the opposition fans. He calls for cards, dives occasionally and has a hot temper. Yes, he does have his bad moments regarding fair play, but it's not like Pepe, who is a nutbag and likes to hurt people. It's only when he's constantly provoked or fouled by another player (not saying this justifies his fould against Vidal yesterday).
I have a different understanding of both terms. But fair enough. I think we pretty much agree on the whole matter. It wasn't a wrong decision. It was simply a decision you can debate about.